MONTANA TECH’S DESIGN SHOWCASE

EXPO

Listen. Inquire. Learn.APRIL 27, 2017

6th Annual

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Montana Tech’s Techxpo is a premier event showcasing research and design expertise by our students and faculty members. The School of Mines and Engineering, College of Letters, Sciences & Professional Studies, and Highlands College students and faculty will demonstrate applied knowledge to some of the world’s most challenging problems. Thank you for attending. We hope you listen, inquire, and learn from the nation’s finest students and faculty.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS1:00 p.m. Student Check-in1:30 p.m. Opening Remarks

1:45 p.m. Judging Begins1:45–6:00 p.m. Open Viewing of Booths & Posters

4:30–6:00 p.m. Awards Ceremony/Reception

POSTERS & BOOTHSCIVIL ENGINEERING101 Design-Build DBIA and ASC Competition

Sam Larson, Alexx Williams, Chance Sparrow, Emily Coobs, Tyler Airth, Brandon Karnath

102 ASC Commercial Bid Team

Spencer VanWichen, Kaden Bedwell, Perry Raymond, Halley Jalbert, Tyler Lott, Neil McCarthy

103 Concrete Solutions Tyler Stremcha, Pete Lind, Josie Stinson, Ty Tousignant, Zeb Bloom, Kabri Emerson

104 Sustainable Building and LEED Dalton Brookie, Cy Williams, James Cutler, Zach Frey, Dustin Farren, Matt Mullaney

105 Mouth of the Columbia River - Jetty A Rehabilitation Carlos Martinez, Jacob Nistler, Kenneth Hunter, Shandy Holm, Kendra Jackson, Katherine Schuler

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES106 A Screening of Deer Mouse Blood Samples for

Colorado Tick Fever VirusKelsey Schmidt, Zachary Hart, Riley Hellinger, Quinn Cunneen

107 Basic Water Quality Analysis of Blacktail Creek using Macroinvertebrates

Ryan Koch

108 The Relationship between Site Contamination and Native Plant Success in Butte, MT: Implications for Future Restoration

Jared Trilling

109 Molecular Analysis of Adapted Soil Microbiota to Identify the Role of Mycorrhiza in a Mining Impacted Landscape

Anna Nugent

110 Using CRISPR Technology to Knock out Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription (STAT) Genes

Luke Domanico, Lydia Dupuis

111 Phagocytosis of Cytokine-expressing Leishmania Tarentolae Activate Human Monocytic CellsWinter Kemppainen, Teal Taylor

112 Targeted Genomic Analysis of Soil Microbes along Treads and Risers of Periglacial Ground in Glacier National Park, Montana

Macy Ricketts

113 Restoration Management Database Joao Nascimento

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING 114 Filament Winding Mandrel Extractor Riley McNabb, Nicholas VanHelden

115 Polyethylene Terephthalate ExtrusionWeston Dishman, Pace Funsch, Ethan Redfern, Michael Balaguy

116 Generating Antimicrobial Surfaces with Electrospinning

Sowmya Sudhakar

117 Montana Tech SAE Baja (located in lobby)Spencer Ready, Morgan Warrington, Andrew Dracek, Parker Sobry, Triston Firth, Erik Loran, Chris Crawford, Chad Gibson, Craig Brown, Matthew Halladay,Kristofer Kuelper

118 Transportation of Lab Machinery Hussain Alqahtani, Jabr.N Albuainain, Jabr.A Albuainain,

Yasser Almousa

119 Enhanced Nanocomposites Emily Kooistra-Manning, Keaton Corbitt

120 Movement of an Incompressible Fluid in a Three-Dimensional Space Tanner Iszler

121 NASA Robotic Mining Competition RobotNicholas Lace, Raymond LaTray, Dominic Bizak, Kyle Smith, Fahad Alkhaldi

122 Maxwell: The Bridge between Newton and Einstein Christopher Liebel

123 Fabrication of Aligned Fibers on Nonconductive Substrates Zach Burckhard

124 Bicycle Power GeneratorKhaled Albalawi, Fahad Alhajri, Raja Alhajri, Abdulrahman Alhajri

125 Incompressible Flow: Shaping the World Around You Lucas Reif

126 Incompressible Flow: A Better Understanding of Nature Xiaotian Zhu

127 Automatic Wall Rendering MachineAbdulrahman Alshuhail, Seed Aldossry, Mosleh Aldossary, Ali Almarri

128 Melt Electrospinning via Rapid Prototype Machines Anthony Ottolini-Messuri

PROFESSIONAL & TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION129 Website - Gamer’s Café

Paul Shea

130 GeoWrite - A Digital Geographic Notebook App Jonathan Dupuis

131 Technical Communication Minimizes Insurance Fraud Karli King

132 College Student Mental Health Education Lyndsay Alt

133 Rhetorical Analysis of the Pathos Appeal in Documentary Films Corey Baker

134 Beyond Road Signs Malea Dunne

135 Rhetorical and Semiotic Analysis of the 1956 Betty Crocker Cookbook

Barbara Cass

136 Stronghold Defensive Firearms Training Alex Perry

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING137 Improving Evaporation Rates in Contaminated Water Bodies with Carbon Foam Structure

Emma Wooldridge, Madison Cyr, Matthew Kilsdonk, Shyla Allred

138 Passive Solar Distillation of ARD Water Marcus Holland, Seth Garrity, Hannah Ruble, Alison Lunde, Katherine Zodrow

139 A Holistic Approach to the Reduction of Fugitive Dust Emissions from a Tailings Storage Facility Abby Indreland, Ian Muller, Kolby Sukut, Ryan Cochran, Jesse Bryant

140 Acid Rock Drainage Treatment using Membrane Distillation: Impacts of Chemical-Free Pretreatment on Scale Formation, Pore Wetting, and Product Water Quality

Eric Hull

STATISTICS141 Regression on Feeder Cattle EPDs Brockton Butcher

MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES142 Essentially Normal Composition Operators on the Hardy Space Jeffrey Preston

143 Dehn’s Word Problem in Group Theory Tyler Taylor

144 Modeling Traffic Flow using Burger’s Equation Jeffrey Preston

145 The Plane Crystallographic Groups Michael Fryer, Haimdah Haimdah, Jeffrey Preston, Tyler Taylor

146 Boundary-value Problems in Electrostatics Chau Duc Minh Ha

147 Finite-Difference Modeling of 2-D Acoustic Wave Equation Chau Duc Minh Ha

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH148 Noise Monitoring of Underground Jackleg Drills Travis Oakason, Ryan Stemple

INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE149 An Assessment of ftir Method for Crystalline Silica Analysis Siobhan Wock

150 A Pilot Study Examining the Effect of Head Protection Weight on Muscle Loading in the Cervical Spine Sophie Hegg

MINING ENGINEERING151 Characterization of Granite & Subsequent Ground Control Management Plan at Orphan Boy Mine - Butte, Montana Emily Rose

152 Mining Department’s SME Club Lucas McQuinn, Victoria Carlyle, Arthur Kukowski, Jess Scanlan, Thomas Camm

MATERIALS SCIENCE PhD153 Electrical Characterization of Novel Hybrid Perovskite Solar Cell Material John P. Murphy

METALLURGICAL & MATERIALS ENGINEERING154 Fundamental Adsorption Studies of Rare Earth Elements with Novel Collectors: Computer Modeling and Laboratory Investigations Marc Freddy Sime

155 Surface Sulfonation of Electrospun Polystyrene Fibers Molly Brockway

156 Synthesis and Characterization of the Hydroxamic Acid N, 3-dihydroxy-2-naphthamide and Its Copper (II) Complex - An Investigation on Keto/Enol Forms Ben Suslavich

157 Zeta Potential and Froth Flotation Performance of Novel Collectors for Rare Earth Minerals Aleesha Marie Aasved

158 Residence Time Distribution and Optimization of Separation Performance of a Crossflow Separator John Hansen-Carlson

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING159 Show Robbie 2 Jesse Lieberg, Logan Warner

GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERING 160 Supergene Mineralization of the Continental Pit, Butte, Montana Kyle Eastman

161 Stratigraphy and Sedimentology of the Black Lion Conglomerate, East Pioneer Mountains, Beaverhead County, Southwest Montana Vincent Spinazola

162 Geochemistry and Mineralogy of Apex Deposit, Golden Sunlight Mine, Montana Hamadou Gnanou

163 Reduction of Arsenite and Sulfate by Elemental Copper, Nickel and Cobalt: Implications to the Formation of Arsenide Minerals in Low Temperature Hydrothermal Deposits Nicholas Allin

164 Characterization of the Peak Strength of Rough Rock Joints using Limited Displacement Multi-Stage Direct Shear Tests (Anders Alternative) Brent Sordo, Michael Petro

165 Benefits of using Photogrammetry for Characterizing Underground Conditions Elizabeth Russell

166 Investigation of Correlation between Ultrasonic Wave Velocity and Unconfined Compressive Strength of Coarse-Grained Igneous Rocks Maranda Ratcliff, Liana Galayda, Alexandra Corlett, Brent Sordo

167 Performance of Fiber Optic Sensing Technologies for Distributed Monitoring of Ground Deformation and Temperature in an Underground Facility Calvin Kammerer

DRAFTING TECHNOLOGY168 Innovations in 3D Scanning Jeremy Hankel

169 Opposed Piston Engine Neil Johnson

170 TanDEM-X Matt Hutson

SOCIAL JUSTICE 171 Qualitative Approach with Discovery about Academic Motivation in Single-parent Students Ravyn Scott

SOCIOLOGY/ PSYCHOLOGY 172 Psychological and Sociological Predictors for Healthy Cell Phone Use among College Students Virginia Wait, Robert Shelton

SOCIOLOGY 173 Prosocial Behavior and Empathy among College Students Robert Shelton

174 Social Groups, Social Polarization, and Social Bias among College Students Tristan Aguilar

GERONTOLOGY 175 Elders and Undergraduate Researchers Journal with Words and Art Aaron Bowers, Robert Shelton, Haley Thompson, Jason Cross, Chantell Azure 176 Qualitative Analysis: Seniors Share Technology Preferences and Interest to Learn Kristine Jordan, Ravyn Scott, Shelley Booth, Joshua Ericson, Mary Catherine Hamm, Brian Strutzel

CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY177 Preconstruction: Design-Build Vehicle Maintenance Facility Kelsey Lee GEOCHEMISTRY/CHEMISTRY 178 Utilizing Azides and Alkynes to Treat Parkinson’s Disease by Inhibiting the Formation of Lewy Bodies Baili Connors

179 Naturally Occurring Acid Rock Drainage in Southwest Montana Margaret Doolittle

180 Gleobacter Cyanobacteria Cynthia Cree

181 Water Chemistry of a Hot Spring Outflow Abundant in Microbial Mats Jordan Foster

182 Mudpots - A Water-Rock Story Georgia Dahlquist

183 Laboratory Exploring Geobiochemical Engineering and Natural Dynamics Shanna Law, Cynthia Cree, Mallory Nelson, Renee Schmidt, James Foltz, Jordan Foster, Georgia Dahlquist

184 Microbial Effects on Hydrothermal Water Chemistry, Rabbit Creek, Yellowstone National Park Shanna Law

185 Geochemical Inhibitors of Photosynthesis: A Case Study of Figure 8 Spring Mallory Nelson

186 Dual Stage Sulfate Reducing Bioreactors James Foltz

187 Water-Rock Microbial Interactions in Flooded Underground Mines, Butte, MT, USA Renee Schmidt

188 Synthesis and Evaluation of Novel Ruthenium and Anticancer Complexes Kelsey Brown

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING 189 Raspberry Pi HMI and Control System for anA Electromagnetic Water Filter Thad Haines, Frank Joyce

190 PMU Testing and Characterization Joel Perigo

191 S.C.A.D.A. using PI Xanthius Christenson

192 Oscillations Ruichao Xie

193 Sure Shot Jessica Boatwright, Cole Noctor, Greg Noctor 194 Touchless Thermal Respiratory Monitor Jonathan Schulz

195 Educational LED Board Ashtyn Aumueller, Tyana Rasmusan, Nathan Ericksen

196 Rural Broadband Mobile Communications: Spectrum Occupancy and Propagation Models in Western Montana Erin Wiles

197 Feasibility Study of Long-range Wi-Fi for Low Density Regions on the VHF Band Abhimanyu Nath

198 VFD Motor Control Clayton Eskridge, Mitchell Postlethwaite

199 Development of Autonomous Water Sampler for Hazardous Environments (located in lobby) Abdullah Alangari, Tyler Fricks, Patrick Cote, Clyde Ellertson

200 Validation of Saturation Tolerant Data Processing Algorithm for the Impedance Measurement Box Boston Ranney

GEOPHYSICAL ENGINEERING 201 Sinkhole Characterization Ngoc Ha

202 Comparing Disturbed Acoustic Sensing to 3-Component Geophones Nik Nesladek

203 Bedrock Setting and Hydrogeological Properties of the Lower Reaches of Lolo Creek, Montana, using Near-surface Geophysics Akpofure Orubu

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING 204 Iron-Dropped Apatite Nanoparticles Delivered via Electrospun Fiber Mesh for Maximized Bacterial Killing by Bacteriophage Jessica Gregory

LIBERAL STUDIES 205 Portrayal of Gender in 2015 Gaming Lucas Stout, Melanie Wendt

GENERAL ENGINEERING206 Coaxial Melt Electrospinning Nathan Sutton

BUSINESS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY207 The Impact of Enterprise Systems on Mergers and Acquisitions in the Oil and Gas Industry Erik Mason, Ashley Thompson, Chen Yang

PETROLEUM ENGINEERING208 Future Development of the Eagle Ford Shale Play within Lavaca County, Texas Kyle Shepherd, Pierce Pendleton, Lee Fleming, Mackenzie McGrath, Adam Pederson

209 Treating Produced Water Breque Shepard

210 Understanding Devils Basin Production Variability Alex Koerner

211 Stark Energy Eagle Ford Project Caitlin Heryford, Chris Longly, Jordan Buhl, Usama Maulvi, Nicholas Olson

212 Developing the Eagle Ford in Lavaca County, Texas David Beck, Josh Smart, Sheldon Ridenhower, Matt Stafford, Emerson Engstrom, Matt Girard

213 Applying Vibration to Short-term Fracture Conductivity Testing Blake Ereaux

214 Eagle Ford in Lavaca County Kevin Ockler, Kirbie Wages, Jed Smith, James Joyce, Robbie Harshman

215 Strategic Development of Lavaca County, Texas Rachael Wilford, Niel Humphreys, Drake House, Cole Carpenter, Ryan Parson

216 Wells Gone Wild: A New Perspective of the Eagle Ford Joseph Krupa, Matthew Malin, Kaleb Roy, Sarah Hambridge, Tom Ferriter

217 Eagleford Field Development Ryan Ahlstrom, Mitchell Washington, Dion Webster, Durian Eves, Teresa Gregori, Ahmed Abdullah

218 Petroleum Senior Design Kevin Basnaw, Ryan Basnaw, Cory Shroyer, Dylan Porter, Garret Ventres

219 Development of Eagle Ford by Five Amigo Oil & Gas Beau Pearson, Skyler Kansala, Kolby Kansala, Bradd Utt, Siwen Liu

220 Radial Flow in Petroleum Engineering Jacob Hobbes

221 Reservoir Modeling of Wall Creek Member of Frontier Formation, Powder River Basin, Wyoming Tuan Tran Le

222 Hydraulic Fracture Modeling Ben Doleshal

223 The Effect of Mineral Composition on Shale Oil Recovery Andrew Fakhry

The Montana Tech National Student Awards Committee offers congratulations to

Montana Tech Student National Award Recipients:

Montana Tech Goldwater Award recipients include: Molly Brockway (2016)

Macy Ricketts (2015, Honorable Mention), Ryan Hensleigh (2014, Honorable Mention), Jordan Leone (2014, Honorable Mention),

Joe Mitzel (2013), Robert Hark (2012), Chris Dienes (2007), Calley Jones (2000), and Ariane Erickson (2011, Honorable Mention)

Rhodes Scholarship finalists:

Casey Clark (2011) and Jack Stratton (2009)

Microsoft Scholarship: Hathem Memmi (2014)

NAIA Dr. Leroy Walker Champions of Character Award:

Katheryn Tabaracci (2015) Joe Mitzel (2013) and Ivan Sljivar (2011)

National Health Service Corps and Paul Ambrose Scholar:

Cory Sonneman (2013)

14th Annual Montana Athletes in Service Award:Katheryn Tabaracci (2014)